John Prior Barrett

The One Eyed Tiger of Little Bourke Street

The story of Cecilia Curtain takes in several crimes in different areas of Victoria. Cecilia’s story has fascinated me ever since I first saw her rap sheet photo complete with an eye patch covering her right eye! Her family history also links 2 other infamous crimes – a murder and a gold robbery!   Cecilia…

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The One Eyed Tiger of Little Bourke Street

Cecilia Curtain is one our prisoners at Geelong Gaol, being incarcerated there in 1893 as part of one of her many sentences. She has always fascinated me with her eye patch over her right eye, wondering what had happened to her to cause such an injury. I will tell you what I think during the…

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